Private property and takings compensation
Subtitle: theoretical framework and empirical analysis
By: Yun-chien Chang, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780857935274
Subjects: Eminent domain; Compensation (Law); Economic aspects
Description: This innovative volume offers a thorough breakdown of the issues surrounding takings compensation - payments made as reimbursement for government takeover of private property. Using examples from New York City and Taiwan, Yun-chien Chang discusses the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of compensation and offers insightful suggestions for future implementation. In an effort to fill the gaps in the current literature, the author identifies the five previously recognized types of compensation - zero, current value, fair market value, economic value and project value compensation - and uses a combination of previous research and new data to determine which is the most economically efficient. In doing so, he sets out a concrete methodology for the evaluation of takings compensation strategies that should prove vital to future policy decisions. Students and professors of law, economics and public policy will find much of interest in the author's careful analysis, as will policymakers and other government officials working on similar land use issues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-188) and index.